The No. 8 University of Minnesota swimming and diving team concluded the Jean Freeman Invite Saturday night at the University Aquatic Center. The Gophers had a very strong night of swimming and diving, winning 13 events on the night.

On the men’s side of diving, the Gophers earned the top four finishes. Mikey Ross led the group for the win with a mark of 361.90. In the proceeding order, Jordan Lesser, Dylan Zoe and Erik Larsen earned the two, three and four spots. In 1 meter, Ross also earned first place (374.55).

In the women’s 400 IM, freshman Kierra Smith won the event with a time of 4:22.01, while Tori Simenec earned the second place spot at 4:24.63. Smith also claimed first place honors in the 100 breast (1:03.09).

Annalise Colton earned a victory for the Gophers in the 100 fly, touching the wall at 55.82. In the event, Minnesota claimed the two, three, four, five, six, seven, nine and 11 spots as well. For the men, Sandy Whitaker finished second and Drew Johnson came in third.

In the men’s 200 free, Sean Nesheim earned the victory, touching the wall at 1:40.67. He led 14 other Gophers that finished in the top 17 of the event. In the 200 breast, Josh Hall claimed first place honors at 55.53.

To finish off the night, the Gopher men won the 800 free relay with a time of 6:53.46. The team was made up of Van Swol, Brandon Hatanaka, Toomey and Samuels.